Most Americans strongly dislike Trump but the angry minority that adores him controls our politics

[DonViejo]

WEDNESDAY, AUG 30, 2017 08:12 AM EDT

Most Americans strongly dislike Trump — but the angry minority that adores him controls our politics

It seems Trump supporters just love his obnoxious conduct — and they've terrorized the entire GOP into submission

HEATHER DIGBY PARTON

A couple of days ago, Salon’s Bob Cesca made the point that the tie that binds Donald Trump to his followers is his eagerness to provoke liberals. He used this tweet from a Fox News analyst and Townhall.com writer to illustrate the case:

Link to tweet

Personally, I thought the people wearing T-shirts like these, which are still selling briskly on Amazon, express this sentiment even better.

Link to tweet

These are obviously mature individuals who, like Donald Trump, seem to revel in juvenile taunts against people they don’t like. And they don’t like a lot of people.

So far, that base of Trump champions is holding fast in the opinion polls. The latest Pew Research survey was released on Tuesday and it has him at a 36 percent approval rating, which tracks with most of the other polling, including Gallup, which has had him between 35 percent and 40 percent for most of his term. It’s when you dig into the details of the Pew poll that it becomes more interesting.

This particular poll surveyed how people describe the Trump presidency. The poll asked people whether they agreed with Trump on the issues, and the results break down fairly predictably on partisan lines. Just over two-thirds of Republicans agree with his positions, which isn’t a great number for a president in his first year whose party nominally controls all branches of government, but it’s still a strong majority. Unsurprisingly, 94 percent of Democrats and Democratic leaners disagree. All in all, 15 percent of respondents agreed with Trump on all or nearly all issues, 18 percent agreed with him on many issues, 21 percent agreed on a few issues — and 45 percent didn’t agree with him on issues at all.

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http://www.salon.com/2017/08/30/most-americans-strongly-dislike-trump-but-the-angry-minority-that-adores-him-controls-our-politics/

[NRaleighLiberal]

1. "obviously mature people" - that statement is based on what?

I would say they are obviously immature - perhaps damaged - people.

[PoorMonger]

3. It's sarcasm.

The writer agrees with you.

[NRaleighLiberal]

4. I certainly hope so! Let's call my comment "reinforcing!"

[ck4829]

2. Maybe our voting system is a failed system then

[FLPanhandle]

5. The system is fine

Too many people just don't vote, or only vote for those that align with their purist beliefs, or vote third party.

Trump may only have a minority core group of supporters, but that group apparently gets out and votes.

We need to make sure everyone gets out to vote. No excuses.